The TNSET Syllabus is a comprehensive outline of topics and subjects that candidates need to prepare for the Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test (TNSET), which Manonmaniam Sundaranar University conducts.
The TNSET is a state-level eligibility test designed to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor in universities and colleges of Tamil Nadu.
TNSET Syllabus
The TNSET will be conducted in the following subjects through Computer Based Test (CBT)
Paper I
| S.No | Subjects | Subject Code | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) | 2400 | Download |
Paper II
| S.No | Subjects | Subject Code | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropology | 2401 | Download |
| 2 | Arabic | 2402 | Download |
| 3 | Archaeology | 2403 | Download |
| 4 | Chemical Sciences | 2404 | Download |
| 5 | Commerce | 2405 | Download |
| 6 | Computer Science and Applications | 2406 | Download |
| 7 | Criminology | 2407 | Download |
| 8 | Defense and Strategic Studies | 2408 | Download |
| 9 | Earth Sciences | 2409 | Download |
| 10 | Economics | 2410 | Download |
| 11 | Education | 2411 | Download |
| 12 | Electronic Science | 2412 | Download |
| 13 | English | 2413 | Download |
| 14 | Environmental Sciences | 2414 | Download |
| 15 | Geography | 2415 | Download |
| 16 | Hindi | 2416 | Download |
| 17 | History | 2417 | Download |
| 18 | Home Science | 2418 | Download |
| 19 | Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | 2419 | Download |
| 20 | Law | 2420 | Download |
| 21 | Library and Information Science | 2421 | Download |
| 22 | Life Sciences | 2422 | Download |
| 23 | Malayalam | 2423 | Download |
| 24 | Management | 2424 | Download |
| 25 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 2425 | Download |
| 26 | Mathematical Sciences | 2426 | Download |
| 27 | Music | 2427 | Download |
| 28 | Performing Art | 2428 | Download |
| 29 | Philosophy | 2429 | Download |
| 30 | Physical Education | 2430 | Download |
| 31 | Physical Sciences | 2431 | Download |
| 32 | Political Sciences | 2432 | Download |
| 33 | Psychology | 2433 | Download |
| 34 | Public Administration | 2434 | Download |
| 35 | Sanskrit | 2435 | Download |
| 36 | Social Work | 2436 | Download |
| 37 | Sociology | 2437 | Download |
| 38 | Tamil | 2438 | Download |
| 39 | Telugu | 2439 | Download |
| 40 | Tourism Administration and Management | 2440 | Download |
| 41 | Urdu | 2441 | Download |
| 42 | Visual Art | 2442 | Download |
| 43 | Women Studies | 2443 | Download |
Examination Pattern
| Papers | Marks | Number of Questions | MCQ | Total duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | 100 | 50 | Paper I tests to assess the general knowledge, teaching capabilities, research aptitude, reasoning ability, reading comprehension, higher education system, people and development, environment, mathematical aptitude , divergent thinking and general awareness of the Candidate. | 03 hours (180 minutes) without any break. All the questions are compulsory. |
| Paper II | 200 | 100 | Paper II tests the understanding of the domain knowledge of the candidate in the PG subject chosen from the list of TNSET subjects. |
- The TNSET would be conducted in the pattern of UGC-NET. Accordingly, the test will consist of two papers as in UGC-NET.
- The test will consist of two papers, Paper I and Paper II. Paper I will be common to all the candidates, while Paper II will be based on the PG subject chosen by the candidates (as given in the TNSET list of subjects). Both the papers are only of objective type and multiple choice questions (MCQ) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. There will be no break between the papers.